1759_0413 "Ciro's Nightclub" Olivia de Havilland / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1763_0038 "Suddenly, Last Summer" (Premiere Party at Chasen's) Edward G. Robinson 1959 © 1978 Bernie Abramson

1759_0382 "Ciro's Nightclub" Hedy Lamarr, Jack Benny, Maureen O'Sullivan / Hollywood, CA circa 1955 Photo by Len Weissman

1759_0393 "Ciro's Nightclub" Jack Benny, Rosemarie Bowe, Robert Stack / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0390 "Ciro's Nightclub" Army Archerd / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0036 "Ciro's Nightclub" Rocky Marciano with dancers / Hollywood, CA circa 1954

1759_0004 Ciro's Nightclub Rock Hudson & friend c. 1954

1764_0013 "Ice Follies" (Premiere) Gloria and James Stewart circa 1958 © 1978 Gerald Smith

1759_0005 Ciro's Nightclub Pat & Peter Lawford c. 1958

1759_0400 "Ciro's Nightclub" Enjoying dinner and the show at H.D. Hover's exciting Ciro's are Frederick Brisson, Evie Johnson, Ray Anthony, Van Johnson, Johnnie Ray and table-hoppers Zsa Zsa Gabor and Franchot Tone / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0073 Peggy Lee at Ciro's Nightclub c. 1954

1759_0032 Ciro's Nightclub John Payne, Shelley Winters, Herman Hover Nov. 1950

17673_0002 Alan Carney 5/7/42 © 1978 Maurice Seymour

1759_0367 "Ciro's Nightclub" Michael Rennie's date at H.D. Hover's glamour nitery Ciro's is Mary Preminger / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

17680_0002 Norman Berry 6/29/53 © 1978 Maurice Seymour

1759_0031 Ciro's Nightclub Lex Barker & Lana Turner c. 1954

1759_0028 "Ciro's Nightclub" Rising young star Kim Novak and current flame Mac Krim make a happy twosome at one of their favorite spots, H.D. Hover's beautiful club, Ciro's / Hollywood, CA 1955

1759_0394 "Ciro's Nightclub" Milton Berle / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0408 "Ciro's Nightclub" Nat 'King' Cole / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0047 Ciro's Nightclub Gary Crosby & Sammy Davis Jr. 1954

1759_0388 "Ciro's Nightclub" Ben Alexander, Sgt. Friday's man Friday, and his lovely wife celebrate their wedding anniversary at H.D. Hover's world renowned Ciro's / Hollywood, CA 1955

1759_0391 "Ciro's Nightclub" Bandleader Dick Stabile joins Pearl Bailey and her talented brother, Bill Bailey, in a grand finale of their act at H.D. Hover's Ciro's / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0395 "Ciro's Nightclub" Ciro's, long famous for its nightly array of talent and world famous celebrities, provided an exciting background for this well known group of show people: composer Irving Berlin, actress Elaine Stritch, actor Gig Young and agent Louis Shurr / Hollywood, CA 1954

1759_0025 "Ciro's Nightclub" Rosemary Clooney, Jose Ferrer, Marlene Dietrich / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0384 "Ciro's Nightclub" Natalie Wood, Lance Reventlow / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0023 Ciro's Nightclub Jimmy McHugh & Louella Parsons c. 1955

1759_0045 "Ciro's Nightclub" Jose Ferrer squires his Mrs., Rosemary Clooney, to H.D. Hover's Ciro's for an evening of fun / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0368 Ciro's Nightclub Herman Hover & Robert Mitchum c. 1950

1772_0001 "On the Beach" (Premiere) Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins 1959 © 1978 Bernie Abramson

1764_0005 "Ice Follies" (Premiere) Gloria and James Stewart 1961 © 1978 David Sutton

1759_0009 Ciro's Nightclub Mamie Van Doren & Ray Anthony c. 1957

17680_0001 Norman Berry 6/29/53 © 1978 Maurice Seymour

1755_0029 "The Tonight Show" Johnny Carson , Madonna 1989 **H.L.

17844_0001 David Dortort circa 1960s ** H.L.

1760_0004 "Share Party" (Ciro's Nightclub in Hollywood, CA) Jeff Chandler, Tony Curtis 1955 © 1978 David Sutton

1764_0014 "Ice Follies" (Premiere) Gloria and James Stewart circa 1958 © 1978 Gerald Smith

17623_0001 Art Van Damme Quintet 4/20/46 © 1978 Maurice Seymour

1759_0061 "Ciro's Nightclub" Eddie Cantor / Hollywood, CA circa 1950 Photo by Sterling Smith

1764_0018 "Ice Follies" (Premiere) Katy Jurado, Ernest Borgnine 1961 © 1978 Bernie Abramson

17523_0001 Tige Andrews 1970 Photo by Herm Lewis ** H.L.

1759_0415 "Ciro's Nightclub" Jimmy Durante, George Jessel, Margie Little / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0403 "Ciro's Nightclub" Lovely Carol Channing and Charles Lowe sight a friend in the star-studded audience at H.D. Hover's glamorous Ciro's / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1763_0034 "Suddenly, Last Summer" (Premiere Party at Chasen's) Dennis Hopper 1959 © 1978 Bernie Abramson

17681_0001 Preston Bradley c. 1948 © 1978 Maurice Seymour

1759_0412 "Ciro's Nightclub" Sensational Sammy Davis Jr., soon to make Broadway debut in "Mr. Wonderful", holds hands with pert Vera Francis at H.D. Hover's Ciro's, where he appears frequently on stage / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

17592_0001 Peg Leg Bates 10/7/57 © 1978 Maurice Seymour

1759_0409 "Ciro's Nightclub" Jackie Cooper / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0378 "Ciro's Nightclub" Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher / Hollywood, CA 1956

1764_0022 "Ice Follies" (Premiere) Marlon Brando circa 1958 © 1978 Gerald Smith

1759_0379 "Ciro's Nightclub" A scant few days before their marriage Rosemarie Bowe and Robert Stack celebrated his birthday at H.D. Hover's Ciro's scene of many happy dates during their long courtship / Hollywood, CA 1956

1759_0071 "Ciro's Nightclub" James Mason, Milton Berle / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

17592_0002 Peg Leg Bates 10/7/57 © 1978 Maurice Seymour

1759_0021 Ciro's Nightclub, 1955. Anita Ekberg, Frank Sinatra, Mike Romanoff.

1759_0048 Ciro's Nightclub Louella Parsons, Larry Finley, Jimmy McHugh & Nat King Cole 1955 © 1978 David Sutton

1759_0468 Sammy Davis Jr. with Marjorie and Jeff Chandler at Ciro's nightclub 1952 © 1978 Gerald Smith

1759_0014 Ciro's Nightclub Ed Wynn, Keenan Wynn, Herman Hover c. 1955

17686_0003 Mike Mazurki c. 1950 © 1978 Maurice Seymour

1759_0402 "Ciro's Nightclub" Gower and Marge Champion display their typical vitality and enthusiasm while watching the exciting floor show at H.D. Hover's plush night spot, Ciro's / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0375 "Ciro's Nightclub" Actress Donna Reed and husband Tony Owen make a happy twosome at H.D. Hover's Ciro's, America's most glamorous night spot / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0364 Ciro's Nightclub Ginger Rogers & Jack Benny 1955

1759_0377 "Ciro's Nightclub" Even Patrick Nerney's spectacles cannot de-glamourize pretty Jane Powell. Here she plays "peek-a-boo" with him as they dine at H.D. Hover's Ciro's / Hollywood, CA 1956

1759_0373 "Ciro's Nightclub" Celebrating at Ciro's are Donald O'Connor and Gloria Noble. It came as no surprise to Hollywood when this happy twosome announced their engagement / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0381 "Ciro's Nightclub" In true "Dragnet" fashion, Jack Webb seems to be investigating The Case of Peggy Lee's Coke, while his Mrs. seems more intent on pretty Peggy's conversation / Hollywood, CA 1955

17604_0002 Ivan Boutrikoff (Ballet Russe Conductor) c. 1940 © 1978 Maurice Seymour

1759_0374 "Ciro's Nightclub" Donald O'Connor celebrates the success of his newly released "Anything Goes" with his pretty fiancee, Gloria Noble, at H.D. Hover's Ciro's / Hollywood, CA 1956

1759_0383 "Ciro's Nightclub" Natalie Wood, David Jansen / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0024 "Ciro's Nightclub" George Gobel, Hedda Hopper, Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0016 Ciro's Nightclub Rosmary Clooney, Jose Ferrer c. 1955

17561_0105 Helen Hunt, Steven Spielberg, survivor Shoah Foundation Event: Humanity Through Technology Gala Benefit 2001, 1/10/01. © 2001 Ariel Ramerez

17561_0104 Helen Hunt, Steven Spielberg, survivor Shoah Foundation Event: Humanity Through Technology Gala Benefit 2001, 1/10/01. © 2001 Ariel Ramerez

1755_0045 "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Ed McMahon, Johnny Carson circa 1960s United Press International Photo

1759_0007 Ciro's Nightclub Jimmy McHugh, Marilyn Monroe, Herman Hover 1957

1759_0068 Ciro's Nightclub Nat King Cole, Leo Durocher, & Maria Cole / 1955 © 1978 David Sutton

1759_0387 "Ciro's Nightclub" Pier Angeli, Dean Martin / Hollywood, CA circa 1955

1759_0018 Ciro's Nightclub Jimmy Durante, Herman Hover c. 1956